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Cast changes for Chicago

Cast changes for ChicagoA number of cast changes will take place in the West End show Chicago from June 2nd, according to reports.

Anna Jane Casey will play Velma Kelly, one of the musical's lead roles, while Victor McGuire and Sue Kelvin will also return as Amos Hart and Mama Morton.

It has already been announced that Suzanne Shaw, former pop star and winner of TV show Dancing on Ice, will play the character of Roxie Hart from June 2nd.
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Top London shows extended

Top London shows extendedTwo of London's top theatre shows have had their booking periods extended into 2009.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will now be taking bookings at the Adelphi Theatre until January 10th 2009, according to the London Theatre Guide.

This show has enjoyed a boost in popularity owing to the Any Dream Will Do TV talent show and the winner of that programme, Lee Mead, will continue to fill the title role for the extended period.
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New cast for Lion King

New cast for Lion KingSmash hit West End musical The Lion King has announced a number of changes to its cast.

As part of the production's annual reshuffle of its line-up of performers, 13 new cast members have joined, including new actors in the lead roles of Mufasa, Simba and Scar.

Mufasa will be played by Shaun Escoffery, who received an Olivier Award nomination for his part in Parade at the Donmar Warehouse and has also appeared in Les Miserables and Tommy.
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Pinter plays approaching end

Pinter plays approaching endVisitors to London will have to be quick to book their theatre tickets if they want to catch Harold Pinter plays The Lover and The Collection before they close.

These plays will be on show as part of a double production at the Comedy Theatre until May 3rd.

The Lover tells the story of a suburban couple and their secrets, while The Collection follows the themes of suspicion and jealousy that emerge following a confession of adultery.
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Former EastEnders star to hit the stage

Former EastEnders star to hit the stageFormer EastEnders star Letitia Dean is to turn her acting talents to the stage this year with a role in High School Musical.

The actress, who played Sharon Watts in the BBC soap, will fill the role of Ms Darbus in the show.

Commenting on her role, Dean said: "I am absolutely delighted to be playing Ms Darbus.
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Top West End shows extend booking periods

Top West End shows extend booking periodsVisitors to London will have more opportunities to see two of the city's top shows over the coming year after both Avenue Q and Les Miserables had their booking periods extended.

Avenue Q, which opened at the Noel Coward Theatre in June 2006, is now taking bookings at the St Martin's Lane venue until April 25th 2009, according to the London Theatre Guide.

The show has proved a hit with both audiences and critics, with the Evening Standard describing at as "very well executed and sporadically hilarious".
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Suzanne Shaw to return to Chicago

Suzanne Shaw to return to ChicagoFormer pop star Suzanne Shaw is set to return to West End show Chicago this year.

The singer, who recently won ITV television show Dancing on Ice, will play the role of Roxie Hart between June 2nd and July 12th, although she will not appear on Fridays.

After being part of pop band Hear'Say, Shaw has performed in a number of theatre shows, including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and the Rocky Horror Show.
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Gone With The Wind opens in West End

Gone With The Wind opens in West EndOne of the world's greatest love stories has been adapted for the West End stage and is set to wow audiences from across the country.

Gone With The Wind, which opened at the New London Theatre on Saturday, will star actress Jill Paice as Scarlett O'Hara and Darius Danesh as the irresistible Rhett Butler.

Directed by Trevor Nunn, the musical is set in 1860s Atlanta during the Civil War where Scarlett finds her world turned upside down by conflict and love.
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Wicked to get new wizard

Wicked to get new wizardHit West End show Wicked will soon have a new actor filling the role of the wizard.

Desmond Barritt will take over the part at the Apollo Victoria Theatre from June 9th, according to the London Theatre Guide.

Barritt is currently starring as Hector in Alan Bennett's The History Boys at Wyndham's Theatre and his other stage credits include HMS Pinafore, Twelfth Night, Henry IV and Eurydice.
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Never Forget prepares to open

Never Forget prepares to openLondon theatregoers will soon be given a new show to enjoy, the Take That-inspired Never Forget.

This show tells the story of five wannabe pop stars and their dreams to become the ultimate Take That tribute band.

They are led by Ash Sherwood, an aspiring singer-songwriter whose ambitions to make it big are made all the more important by a need to save his mum's pub and plans to marry his girlfriend Chloe.
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Kendal gets glowing reviews for new play

Kendal gets glowing reviews for new playKendal gets glowing reviews for new play

Felicity Kendal has won glowing reviews for her turn in new West End production The Vortex.

Kendal stars in the Noel Coward play as Florence and the story focuses on her relationship with her hedonistic son Nicky.

Florence is desperate to hold off the onset of old age, something she does by pursuing relationships with younger men. This habit clashes with her son's need for his mother's love, which sees him competing with her boyfriends.
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New Maria a hit in Sound of Music

New Maria a hit in Sound of MusicSummer Strallen, the new actress filling the role of Maria in The Sound of Music, proved a hit in her first performance at the London Palladium.

She enjoyed a standing ovation from the crowd at the end of her gala appearance in the musical and glowing reviews from composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.

"She was fantastic," he said. "We are very proud of her."
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Mousetrap extends booking period

Mousetrap extends booking periodThe Mousetrap, the world's longest running play, is set to last a little longer after it was confirmed that the production's booking period had been extended.

Agatha Christie's famous murder mystery will now take bookings at the St Martin's Theatre until November 1st this year.

Despite the length of time for which it has been a part of the London theatre scene, the Mousetrap has managed to retain its secrets, with audience members requested to keep the identity of the killer to themselves.
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Hairspray cleans up at theatre awards

Hairspray cleans up at theatre awardsWest End hit musical Hairspray has continued its run of success, taking seven accolades at the Theatregoers' Choice Awards.

The show was announced as the winner in categories including best musical actress, for the performance by Leanne Jones as Tracy Turnblad, and best musical actor for Michael Ball, who plays Tracy's mother Edna.

Ball told the BBC: "It's so great that people love Edna - she's been very good to me."
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Chicago rings the changes

Chicago rings the changesWest End musical Chicago is making a number of changes to its cast that will see almost all of the major roles filled by new performers from February 25th.

The most conspicuous alterations will relate to the two lead female roles, with Birgitte Hjort Sorensen to play Roxie Hart until April 27th and Rachel McDowall to take over as Velma Kelly until May 25th.

Sorensen already has experience in her new role, after she appeared in the Copenhagen production of Chicago last year, while McDowall has starred in The Producers and will soon hit screens in the film version of Mamma Mia.
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Speed-The-Plow wins rave reviews

Speed-The-Plow wins rave reviewsSpeed-The-Plow, the new production currently showing at the Old Vic Theatre, has won rave reviews from the national press.
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Hairspray continues to impress awards judges

Hairspray continues to impress awards judgesWest-end musical Hairspray has continued to prove popular with awards judging panels after receiving 11 nominations for the 2008 Laurence Olivier Awards.

This is a record for the most nominations received by one production in a single year, according to the London Theatre Guide.

Hairspray was shortlisted in categories including best new musical, best set design and best sound design, while female lead Leanne Jones was nominated for the best actress in a musical award.
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West-end welcomes new leading ladies

West-end welcomes new leading ladiesThe west-end has welcomed new leading ladies in two of its most successful shows - The Sound of Music and Monty Python's Spamalot.

Summer Strallen will take over the role of Maria from TV competition winner Connie Fisher from February 26th, according to the London Theatre Guide.

Strallen is a familiar face to many Brits owing to her part in TV soap Hollyoaks and her stage credits including The Drowsy Chaperone at the Novello Theatre in 2007 and Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly in 2005.
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Hairspray takes two theatre awards

Hairspray takes two theatre awardsPopular west-end musical Hairspray has been honoured with two Critics' Circle Theatre Awards.

The results of the 2008 awards were announced on January 29th, with Hairspray taking the Peter Hepple award for best musical.

Leanne Jones, who plays lead character Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, received the Jack Tinker award for the most promising newcomer.
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Ugly Betty star joins Spamalot

Ugly Betty star joins SpamalotSpamalot, the hit Monty Python spin-off currently showing in London, will welcome a new cast member this year – Ugly Betty star Alan Dale.

Dale plays publishing mogul Bradford Meade in the US comedy show, although he is also well known to Britons for once playing the character of Jim Robinson in Australian soap opera Neighbours.

He has also starred in hit American shows including The OC, Lost, The West Wing, 24, The X-Files and ER.
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TV actor joins Hairspray cast

TV actor joins Hairspray castA well-known face from UK television is set to join the cast of Hairspray this month, according to reports.

Ian Talbot will take over the role of Wilbur Turnblad, the father of the central family in the story, from Mel Smith on January 28th.

The rest of the main players in the production – including Michael Ball as Edna Turnblad and Leanne Jones playing Tracy Turnblad – will continue in their roles until October 25th this year.
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TV show runner-up to get Joseph chance

TV show runner-up to get Joseph chanceFollowers of the television show Any Dream Will Do will be interested to hear that the runner-up in the competition, Lewis Bradley, will have an opportunity to show what he can do in the role of Joseph.

Bradley will fill the title role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on weeks commencing January 14th and 21st, March 10th and May 5th.

He will be taking over the part while Lee Mead, winner of the talent show, is on holiday, according to the London Theatre Guide.
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Theatre performers honoured

Theatre performers honouredA number of performers who have recently been lighting up the London theatre circuit were included in the Queen's 2008 New Year Honours List.

One of the most high-profile names on the list was that of Sir Ian McKellen, who was given the Order of the Companions of Honour.

McKellen gave a critically-lauded performance as King Lear in the Shakespeare play of the same name, sharing the stage with Frances Barber, who played Goneril, and Romola Garai as Cordelia.
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Mamma Mia! booking period extended

Mamma Mia! booking period extendedTheatregoers in London will be able to catch popular musical Mamma Mia! for an extended time next year after it had its booking period lengthened.

The show was given a ten-month extension to its run and will now take bookings up to April 25th 2009.

Mamma Mia! has been showing at the Prince of Wales theatre since June 3rd 2004, following a transfer from the Prince Edward Theatre.
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EastEnders star plans a stay in Rent

EastEnders star plans a stay in RentJessie Wallace, who played Kat Slater in EastEnders, is to star in West End musical Rent from December 24th this year.

The actress will take over the role of Maureen from another well known television personality, Denise Van Outen.

Wallace shot to fame playing the role of feisty ladette Kat in the BBC soap opera and has since appeared in television productions including A Class Apart and The Dinner Party.
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Blood Brothers booking period extended

Blood Brothers booking period extendedBlood Brothers, one of the West End's most popular and successful musicals, has had its booking period lengthened to enable viewers to see the show throughout 2008.

The extended run will see the show continue to entertain crowds at the Phoenix Theatre until November next year.

Blood Brothers is something of an anomaly in the West End, as it is the only long-running musical to have flopped before becoming a major hit.
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Stars return to Chicago

Stars return to ChicagoPopular West End production Chicago is set to undergo a number of cast changes and see number of stars return to the stage.

Among the performers to return to the show will be Duncan James, the former member of boy band Blue, who will play the part of Billy Flynn, the role that he filled between July and September this year.

Another star with a pop music connection – Brenda Edwards – will return to the stage to play Mama Morton, after making her West End debut in 2006, according to the London Theatre Guide.
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Hairspray named best musical

Hairspray named best musicalWest End show Hairspray, which is currently showing at the Shaftesbury Theatre, was named the best musical at the recent Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

The production, which has been brought to London following its successful run on Broadway, took the award ahead of stiff competition in the form of Parade and Fiddler on the Roof.

Hairspray features a number of top names from British entertainment, including Michael Ball, who plays Edna Turnblad, the mother of the main character, and Mel Smith as Wilbur Turnblad, the father of the family.
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Woman in Black gets new cast to scare

Woman in Black gets new cast to scareA new cast has been confirmed for The Woman in Black, one of the West End's longest running shows.

The spooky production will from December 3rd star Sean Baker and Ben Porter in place of Michael Burrell and Dominic Marsh.

A new booking period has also been confirmed for the play, meaning that theatregoers can reserve seats at the Fortune Theatre to watch the ghostly goings-on unfold until December 20th 2008.
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Full cast confirmed for The Sea

Full cast confirmed for The SeaThe full cast has been confirmed for the upcoming production of Edward Bond's play The Sea.

Multi award-winning actress Eileen Atkins, who is currently on TV screens in BBC drama Cranford, will be one of the leading players in the show.

She will be joined by David Haig, who many audience members will recognise from his role in Four Weddings and a Funeral and sitcom The Thin Blue Line.
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Joseph sticks with Lee Mead

Joseph sticks with Lee MeadJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is set to continue its run with Lee Mead in the starring role.

Mead won his role as Joseph through BBC talent show Any Dream Will Do and has obviously made an impressive enough start to convince the show producers to keep him on.

Tickets for the musical at the Adelphi Theatre are now on sale until October 18th next year, according to the London Theatre Guide.
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Fiddler on the Roof extends run

Fiddler on the Roof extends runClassic musical Fiddler on the Roof has had its booking period extended a further three months.

The curtain is now scheduled to fall for the final time at the Savoy Theatre on April 26th next year, according to the London Theatre Guide.

Fiddler on the Roof has been entertaining audiences at the Savoy since May 29th this year, when it was warmly received by critics, with the Times describing it as a "fine revival".
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Jersey Boys cast confirmed

Jersey Boys cast confirmedThe cast list has been confirmed for new West End musical Jersey Boys, set to open at the Prince Edward Theatre on March 18th, with previews on February 28th.

Jersey Boys, which is being transplanted from Broadway to the London stage, tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and Ryan Molloy will be filling the role of Frankie.

Molloy has already shown his talents on the boards in Taboo and Jerry Springer the Opera.
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Broadway star comes to London's Spamalot

Broadway star comes to London's SpamalotLondon's production of Spamalot will be joined by Marin Mazzie, who currently appears in the Broadway version of the show, with Hannah Waddingham going in the opposite direction.

The pair currently play the Lady of the Lake character in the English and American versions of the comedy musical.

Waddingham will make her Broadway debut as a result of the swap while Mazzie will be returning to the English capital.
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Avenue Q run extended

Avenue Q run extendedPopular comedy musical Avenue Q has had its run extended and will now entertain West End crowds until September 2008.

The wacky show, which features a combined cast of humans and puppets, premiered at the Noel Coward Theatre on June 28th 2006 to rapturous reviews.

Its main character is Princeton, a college graduate who moves into the titular avenue and makes a strange group of friends, who take him on a bizarre journey of self discovery.
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Cabaret cast joined by Nuttall, Clary

Cabaret cast joined by Nuttall, ClaryFormer Emmerdale actress Amy Nuttall and comedian Julian Clary have joined the cast of West-End musical Cabaret.

Theatregoers will be able to see the pair at the Lyric theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue from October 2nd.

Nuttall will take over from another former soap star, Kim Medcalf, in the role of Sally Bowles, a performer in a Berlin nightclub in the years leading up to the second world war.
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The Importance of London Theatre

The Importance of London TheatreFamilies looking for a post-Christmas treat may perk up at the news that Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of romantic intrigue, The Importance of Being Earnest, is coming to the Vaudeville Theatre in London's West End in January 2008.

This delightfully clever comedy of manners rattles out puns and wordplay in an incessant flow of jibes and diatribes, and the structure is equally silly, with more twists in the plot than a tangled iPod cord.

Two men about town, Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthington, weave a web of lovers' deceit, leading their respective sweethearts a merry dance of confusion and crossed identities.
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London theatre welcomes Stewart as the Thane

London theatre welcomes Stewart as the ThaneStar Trek actor Patrick Stewart is to star in a West End staging of the Scottish play when the Chichester Festival production of Macbeth, directed by Rupert Goold, opens at the Gielgud Theatre on September 21st.

Although the Edinburgh Festival has ended, the spirit of theatricality that flourishes north of the border is nowhere better encapsulated than in Shakespeare's tragedy of family dysfunction, hubris and madness.

With some of the most rousing passages in the English language, the poetry and prose are unmatched and this production profits from a star with extensive Shakespearean experience behind him, including an award-winning turn as the eponymous hero in Othello at Washington DC's Shakespeare Theatre and a stint as the vicious Claudius in Hamlet in 1980, a role he is set to reprise with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2008.
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Country Wife cast prepare to tread big city boards

Country Wife cast prepare to tread big city boardsThe London cast for the forthcoming production of William Wycherley's Restoration comedy, The Country Wife, has been confirmed.

The bawdy drama, whose title plays cunningly on one of the oldest obscenities in the English language, opens at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket on October 9th.

It tells the story of a bachelor who deliberately disseminates a rumour that he is impotent, thereby catching husbands off their guard and obtaining private interviews with the most gorgeous wedded women of the country before making cuckolds of their unwitting spouses.
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Comic plays cross-dresser in All About My Mother

Comic plays cross-dresser in All About My MotherA stage adaptation of All About My Mother, a critically-acclaimed 1999 film from Pedro Almodovar, director of Bad Education, Talk to Her and Volver, will open at the Old Vic theatre as the Bank Holiday weekend draws to a close.

The curtain will rise on the show, staged at Kevin Spacey's Old Vic, on August 27th.

In the past, the possessive Almodovar has resisted adaptations of his work, but his production company, El Deseo (Desire) agreed to this version on condition that the creative talents involved experimented with new angles instead of trying to ape the screen version.
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Buddy returns to London stage

Buddy returns to London stageHit show Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story has returned to the London stage with critics hailing the show as a huge success.

Fans have waited seven years for the return of the show which follows the story of rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Holly.

Opening at the Duchess Theatre this weekend, the show features a number of well-known hits including Peggy Sue, That'll Be The Day and Raining in my Heart.
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Kelly Osbourne to make West End debut

Kelly Osbourne to make West End debutKelly Osbourne is set to take to the stage in popular West End hit Chicago next month at London's Cambridge Theatre.

The 22-year-old daughter of Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy and music producer Sharon Osbourne is said to be excited about taking up her role from September 10th.

She will perform as prison matron Mama Morton for a seven-week stint, according to the show's producers.
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4-star hotel for £15 with theatre tickets

4-star hotel for £15 with theatre ticketsFollowing on from its theatre combo deals in the heart of London's west end, FHR has announced that when purchasing theatre tickets, customers can get a night in a four-star hotel for only £15 more.

Amazing shows such as We Will Rock You, Blood Brothers and Fame can be watched from £63.50 and FHR will throw in a night's stay at some of London's top hotels.

Other west end theatre tickets that can be snapped up as part of the new deal include Lord of the Rings, Chicago and Fiddler on the Roof, among many others.
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FHR offers meal deal and theatre tickets

FHR offers meal deal and theatre ticketsFor those with a love of the theatre and fine dining, both of these activities can be combined successfully with a new deal offered by FHR that mixes Lord of the Rings with a meal at the wonderful Christophers restaurant in central London or Chez Gerard Opera Terrace.

Lord of the Rings is all-action fun for all of the family and FHR are offering top price West End theatre tickets which usually cost £60 each as well as a pre-theatre meal at Wellington Street's Christophers for a total of £60.

Christophers is an American grill which specialises in both steaks and oysters and the wine list is also first class at the establishment.
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Joseph tickets selling by the shedload

Joseph tickets selling by the shedloadTheatre tickets for the revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat are selling like hot cakes following its high-profile publicity drive.

Lee Mead won the BBC talent show Any Dream Will Do to take his place as the leading man in the musical and theatre tickets have sold in excess of £10 million at the revival held at London's Adelphi Theatre.

His appointment as Joseph, follows on from similar success with choosing leads for Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals via televised talent shows, with Connie Fisher becoming the new Maria in The Sound Of Music.
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Madonna film to hit West End

Madonna film to hit West EndDesperately Seeking Susan, the 1985 film starring Madonna, is set to hit the West End later this year.

The story is set in New York in the mid-1980s and follows the life of a bored suburban housewife called Roberta Glass, who becomes fascinated with a woman called Susan.

And the Novello Theatre production is sure to sell plenty of West End theatre tickets, with post-punk icons Blondie lending their tunes to the stage musical version.
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Former Pop Idol winner to wow the West End

Former Pop Idol winner to wow the West EndFormer Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus is set to make her West End bow later this year, when new Nativity-inspired musical comedy Discotivity comes to London for Christmas.

McManus, who won the reality TV singing contest in 2003, is set to take on the role of Mary, Mother of God in the new production, which gets underway at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival next month.

Discotivity sees the tale of baby Jesus' birth brought to life in funky, disco form and McManus will be hoping to impress at the festival before heading to the capital to wow musical fans.
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Hollywood beauty eyes West End theatre role

Hollywood beauty eyes West End theatre roleHollywood star Alicia Silverstone is reportedly keen on treading the boards in London's West End, after she was linked with a role in David Mamet's Speed the Plow at the Old Vic.

Fellow A-Lister Kevin Spacey, who owns and runs the historic theatre, is already signed up for the show and will be playing the part of Gould.

Now 30-year-old Silverstone, who has previously starred as Karen in the Los Angeles revival of the production, is believed to be eyeing up the role of leading lady once again when the show gets underway next January.
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Hairspray to 'shape' West End

Hairspray to 'shape' West EndHit Broadway show Hairspray is making the move across the Atlantic to open in the West End this autumn.
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Curtain finally rises on epic stage show

Curtain finally rises on epic stage showThe Lord of the Rings, the most expensive musical in history, finally opened in the West End last night at the Theatre Royal after one of the longest previewing periods ever.

Previews for the £25 million show began at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane in May, prompting many to buy West End theatre tickets for the spectacle which began its full run last night.

Matthew Warchus, director of the show, said: "To read the novel is to experience the events of Middle Earth in the mind's eye – only in the theatre are we actually plunged into the events as they happen."
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Reality show stars set for West End theatre debuts

Reality show stars set for West End theatre debutsThe culmination of the UK's two major television musical reality shows, Any Dream Will Do and Grease is the Word, finally came at the weekend.

Lee Mead secured the much-coveted lead role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, while Danny Bayne and Susan McFadden landed the parts of Danny and Sandy in fans' favourite Grease.

The weekend finals marked weeks of tears, cheers and high octane performances, as well as the running ratings battle between the BBC and ITV.
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Virgin flyers celebrate epic stage release with precious gifts

Virgin flyers celebrate epic stage release with precious giftsVirgin Atlantic passengers travelling on economy flights into the UK are in for some precious, precious treats, in the build-up to the launch of the Lord of the Rings stage show.

To celebrate the stage version of J.R.R Tokein's epic series coming to London from Broadway, Virgin will be supplying flyers with Lord of the Rings amenity kits.

The kit is a useful travel wallet and features an exclusive Lord of the Rings bag tag, customised 'Precious Sleep' eyeshades and a limited edition gold pen.
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Singer to turn the West End blue

Singer to turn the West End blueFormer Blue member Duncan James is set to tread the boards in London's West End, after landing the role of Billy Flynn in Chicago.

The one-time boy band heartthrob will be taking on his latest project from July 2nd, having made the grand final of ITV's popular show Dancing on Ice earlier this year.

James will replace Dynasty star Maxwell Caulfield as the sleazy lawyer at the Cambridge Theatre.
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West End to hold Hairspray

West End to hold HairsprayTony-winning Broadway hit Hairspray is coming to London's West End this October, with the famous Shaftesbury Theatre to stage the popular musical.

The production is adapted from John Waters' 1988 film version, in which a young girl dreams of dancing on the Corny Collins Show, a local show based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show.

After becoming an overnight success, Tracy Turnblad then launches a campaign to racially integrate the Corny Collins Show.
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West End beckons for Tintin stage production

West End beckons for Tintin stage productionThe world's favourite Belgian reporter Tintin is being lined up for his West End debut later this year.

The animated hero and his faithful dog Snowy are set to embark on a 17-week tour of UK theatres before finally hitting the West End in time for Christmas.

Tintin began life back in 1929, in a series of Belgian comic books created by artist Herge, the pen name of Georges Remi.
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Evita star swapping Argentina for airline romp

Evita star swapping Argentina for airline rompHaving made an incredible seat-filling debut as Eva Peron in the hit West End musical Evita, Elena Roger is swapping the streets of Argentina for the airline comedy Boeing-Boeing.

Roger's performances have seen West End theatre tickets snapped up regularly by musical fans, but she is set to leave Evita on May 26th and take on her new role just three days later.

Matthew Warchus' version of Boeing-Boeing has enjoyed great reviews since it was revived in February this year at the Comedy Theatre.
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Emmerdale star swapping Home Farm for West End

Emmerdale star swapping Home Farm for West EndFormer Emmerdale actress Amy Nuttall is set to swap Home Farm for London's West End, as she takes on a new role in hit comedy Boeing Boeing.
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Street star turns Wicked for Oz

Street star turns Wicked for OzCoronation Street star Suzie Blake swapped the cobbled streets of Weatherfield for the yellow brick road, as she made her debut in the hit West End musical Wicked.
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Any dream will do too slick for Grease

Any dream will do too slick for GreaseBBC One's Any Dream Will Do musical reality TV show wiped the floor with ITV rival Grease Is The Word in the weekends' ratings war.
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Desperate housewives hunk tipped to replace Potter star on stage

Desperate housewives hunk tipped to replace Potter star on stageRecent reports have suggested Desperate Housewives heartthrob Jesse Metcalfe is being lined up to replace Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe in the West End play Equus.
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Lord of the Rings all set for West End bow

Lord of the Rings all set for West End bowJRR Tolkien's classic adventure Lord Of The Rings is set to make its stage debut in the UK this May at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
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Grease is the word at Piccadilly

Grease is the word at PiccadillyGrease is set to make a triumphant return to the capital's theatre, circuit this summer at the Piccadilly in the West End.
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Pussy Galore takes to West End stage

Pussy Galore takes to West End stageSpy fever appears to have hit London's West End, with former Bond girl Honor Blackman taking up a role in hit show Cabaret, according to the London Theatre Guide.


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Fly into the Little Shop of Horrors

Fly into the Little Shop of HorrorsPassengers flying into the capital this week would do well to get their hands on a pair of tickets for new West End musical Little Shop of Horrors.
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Billie Piper praised for West End debut

Billie Piper praised for West End debutPeople heading to the West End this month will certainly be in for a treat with Billie Piper reportedly fit and well despite fears she may have to drop out of her new play.
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£25m stage for Lord of the Rings

£25m stage for Lord of the RingsThe forthcoming West End production of The Lord of the Rings will feature the most expensive set ever, theatre bosses have confirmed.
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Musicals extend their runs

Musicals extend their runsThe popularity of the top West End musicals shows no sign of waning, with Wicked, Spamalot and Stomp all announcing that they are to extend their booking periods
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Billie Piper hits the West End

Billie Piper hits the West EndDoctor Who star Bille Piper is hitting the West End stage this month in a new revival of Christopher Hampton's Treats at the Garrick Theatre.
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Equus opening roundly praised

Equus opening roundly praisedEquus, the West End play in which Harry Potter prodigy Daniel Radcliff is making his stage debut, has received some very good reviews after opening at London's Gielgud Theatre this week.
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Joseph to get Maria Treatment

Lloyd Webber looks to use the "Maria" strategy as he searches for cast members for new production.
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Christmas Theatre, what a gift

Stuck for an idea of what to get that someone special in your life, this Christmas.
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New star shines in Chicago

How do you solve a problem like Maria? finalist takes to the stage as Roxie in the London production of Chicago.
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